National Reciprocity – Let's Move This Bill

National Reciprocity – Let's Move This Bill

Posted on Thursday, Jun 29th, 2017

Today we will begin with the first in a series of alerts that will all work toward the goal of getting national reciprocity.

Once the national reciprocity campaign is over, we will start a different campaign to clean up DC's gun laws (making CHPs “shall issue,” removing ammunition and magazine limitations, and eliminating DC's gun registration scheme).

Phase 1 is extremely important and is directed at Representative Bob Goodlatte only.

Phase 1A involves gun owners who live in Congressman Bob Goodlatte's district (Virginia's 6th Congressional District – all or part of the counties of Warren, Shenandoah, Page, Rockingham, Highland, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Rockbridge, Botetourt, Roanoke, and Amherst as well as the cities of Harrisonburg, Staunton, Waynesboro, Lexington, Buena Vista, Lynchburg, and Roanoke.).

Phase 1B involves everyone else.

WHY PHASE 1 IS DIRECTED AT BOB GOODLATTE

Bob Goodlatte chairs the powerful House Judiciary Committee. H.R. 38, the national reciprocity bill that VCDL wants to see passed, is currently stuck in the House Judiciary's Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations subcommittee, which is chaired by Rep. Trey Gowdy from South Carolina. We need to get that bill moving and contacting Chairman Goodlatte is one way to do that.